thanks for the info folks, there does not seem to be any mention of busses from Sanford but i'm thinking there SURELY MUST BE SOMETHING, i mean it's an airport for goodness sake, thousands of people are flying in there every day, i have been on the airport site, but will check it again, thanks Matt. I intend to do Disney for the first 5 days or so, a rental car would just be sitting in their parking lot from early morning until late evening, plus i'd have to pay a parking fee so i don't see much point in renting a motor from the start. As for buying my tickets in advance, the cheapest i've seen for a 5 day park hopper for disney is around $230 which is a little under £145 and about $10 cheaper than buying at the gate(the same ticket costs around £170-£180 in the u.k.). I have been unable to find any better deals, certainly not £100-£150 dollars discount. i also need 2 day tickets for Universal/isles of adventure, but like the disney tickets, a discount seems to mean saving only about 5-10 bucks.